Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 8299,100, Robert Findley, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Lindley, Robert or Finlay
B.L. Wt 8299.100. Pat. Issued Mar. 10, 1790. to himself & name spelled Finlay.
CONTENTS

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Robert Findlay Private in the New Jersey Continental Regiment, having faith- ly served the United States six years and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the fifth day of June 1783
G. Washington
By His Excellency
Command,
General Nathaniel
REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment, Infantry
Samuel D. Hester Adjutant,
THE above Robert Findlay Soldier has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six years Years faithful Service. James D. Hart Capt

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 8 th 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Robert Findlay or Kinlay New Jersey B.L. Wt 8297, issued 1790
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Finlay, Robert GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8299 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 10, 1790 to himself
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.